Monthly Archives: September 2011

Have a Great Weekend

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Is it just me, or was Lady Gaga better back when she was still Dale Bozzio?

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Thursday is Resource Day

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Now that the Triffid Ranch is between shows, Thursdays aren’t insane for a while. Well, if they are, it’s “filling your house with dog-chewed Star Wars action figures” insane, not “shooting at school buses” insane. I don’t know about anybody … Continue reading →

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A shoutout for a friend

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

In the past few years, I’ve had more than a few newspaper, Web site, and television interviews, and the conductor of each and every last interview asks “So how did you get into carnivorous plants?” Each and every time, I … Continue reading →

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Welcome back, my friends, to the show that must DIE NOW

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

In his classic novella “Frost and Fire,” Ray Bradbury described a world of horrible extremes between day and night. Nights were killing cold, and anything caught outside when the sun rose above the mountains burst into flame. The story itself … Continue reading →

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The party’s over

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

The party at FenCon VIII is over for this year, and the next big Triffid Ranch presentation starts on November 5 at the Museum of Nature & Science’s Discovery Days: Reptiles and Other Critters weekend in Dallas’s Fair Park. This … Continue reading →

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Have a Great Weekend

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

Why, yes, this is pretty much a documentary of the preparation for a Triffid Ranch show. Why do you ask?

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No Sleep ’til FenCon

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Time to get finished with the preparations for the latest Triffid Ranch show. If you’re going to be at FenCon VIII, stop by and say hello. If you aren’t, I’ll tell you what you missed. Selah.

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Walking With Miniature Gardens

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

Regular readers of the blog may note that I tend to namedrop Janit Calvo at Two Green Thumbs Miniature Gardens from time to time. This stems from a mutual appreciation of the merits of miniature gardens, especially for those people … Continue reading →

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Projects: The Dream of the Eighties

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

Some people have aching nostalgia for the 1980s. Not I. When I look at another technological or social development that makes humanity and its members a little more fun and I say “I love living in the future,” I mean … Continue reading →

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“In the world of gardening, one day you’re in, and the next you’re compost.”

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

The Czarina and I aren’t much for watching television, but that’s a severe simplification of the real situation. We’re not much for watching television for television’s sake. Especially when show season starts, we have too much to do, too much … Continue reading →

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